When praying, are children separated in the rows from the men, or are they gathered in one row?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he says: In the mosques in our area, there are young boys whom the mosque supervisor places in the last row of the mosque, all by themselves. Is their prayer permissible? Or is it better for them to be in the middle of the men's rows? Knowing that their presence among the men will lead to some problems, such as disturbance and the like. Is it permissible for their place in the row to be between two rows? Is it permissible for their place in the row to be between the men's rows so that the men can supervise them? Please guide us to the most correct course in this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is well known that when children gather, they cause disturbance and do things that conflict with the prayer or disrupt it, or disturb the others. So, if these children have reached the age of discernment, their prayer is valid. They should be distributed in the rows, not placed in one spot or in one row with each other, because in that case they would be able to play around with one another. But they should be distributed in the rows, placed among the men in order to keep them in check. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his final question, he says: In the mosques in our area, there are young boys whom the mosque supervisor places in the last row of the mosque, all by themselves. Is their prayer permissible? Or is it better for them to be in the middle of the men's rows? Knowing that their presence among the men will lead to some problems, such as disturbance and the like. Is it permissible for their place in the row to be between two rows? Is it permissible for their place in the row to be between the men's rows so that the men can supervise them? Please guide us to the most correct course in this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
It is well known that when children gather, they cause disturbance and do things that conflict with the prayer or disrupt it, or disturb the others. So, if these children have reached the age of discernment, their prayer is valid. They should be distributed in the rows, not placed in one spot or in one row with each other, because in that case they would be able to play around with one another. But they should be distributed in the rows, placed among the men in order to keep them in check. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5286- عند الصلاة هل يفرق الأطفال في الصفوف بين الرجال أم يجمعون في صف واحد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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